About
経歴
tsu-tsu (b. 1997, Tokyo) is an artist whose practice centers on "Documentary Acting" — researching and embodying real individuals through performance. Rooted in the concept of tsutsu (vessel) from Japanese classical dance, the work treats the body as a site where the ethics of representation are continuously negotiated. In Servant of the Whole (2022), he performed the pre-scandal morning routine of a government official who took his own life; 01-25-1997 (ongoing) traces strangers worldwide who share his birthdate across borders. He also co-founded 6okken, an artist-run residency near Mt. Fuji. Recognition includes Forbes Japan 30 Under 30 (2023), an Asian Cultural Council Fellowship, and a 2026 IASPIS residency in Stockholm.
ドキュメンタリーアクター。山梨県在住。幼児より修する日本舞踊から得た「筒（つつ）」という身体感覚を手がかりに、演技を用いた様々なプロジェクトを展開する。他方で、2018年に東京神楽坂で住める文化施設「F/Actory」を立ち上げ、2022年からは山梨県河口湖町にてアーティスト・ラン・レジデンス「6okken」を設立し、運営する。近年の活動に「地上」（十和田市現代美術館 / 青森 / 2023年）、「全体の奉仕者」（ANB Tokyo / 東京 / 2022年）「Backflow to the junction」（ニューヨーク / 2019年）ドリス・ウーリッヒ「Habitat / Halle E」（タンツクォーター / ウィーン / 2019年）出演などがある。主な受賞歴に「Forbes Japan 世界を変える30歳未満30人」（2023年）、「第28回CGC アート部門 最優秀賞」（2023年）など。
CV
Born in Tokyo, Japan. Lives and works in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Awards
- 2024 Yamanashi Media Art Award Y-CRYSTAL
- 2023 Forbes Japan 30 Under 30 '30 people under 30 changing the world', art category
- 2023 First prize, CG contest, art category
Grants and scholarships
- 2026 Asian Cultural Council New York Fellowship
- 2026 IASPIS, Stockholm
- 2023 Grants, Kuma Foundation
- 2021 Scholarship, Creator Scholarship 5th year students, Kuma Foundation
- 2019 Scholarship, Tobitate Study Abroad Initiative 10th term students MEXT
Solo exhibitions
- 2025 Vectoring Work, The 5th Floor, Tokyo
- 2024 01.25.1997, Anteroom Kyoto
- 2023 On the Land, Towada Art Center, Aomori
- 2022 Servant of the Whole, F/Actory, Tokyo
- 2021 Being my friend, F/Actory, Tokyo
Group exhibitions
- 2027 Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT)
- 2023 FUJI TEXTILE WEEK, Old Itoya, Fujiyoshida
- 2022 Possessive Experiment vol.1, Undressing Room -(A) place to be naked-, Tokyo
- 2022 KUMA EXHIBITION, ANB Tokyo, Tokyo
Performance
- 2022 Close Enough, flatline city, Kitasenju BUoY, Tokyo
- 2019 Habitat / Halle E, TQW Halle E, Vienna
- 2017 Kagura "Kumano" dedication, Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine, Wakayama
Collaboration projects
- 2019- Back flow to the junction, London, NY, etc.
Artist-run space
- 2022- Artist-run residence "6okken", Kawaguchiko, Japan
- 2018-2022 Project space 'F/Actory', Tokyo, Japan
References and online publications
- 2023.8 Interview: 'Documentary Acting', Listening to the Narratives of the City — Bijutsu Techo
- 2023.8 Review: '筒｜tsu-tsu on the Land' by Riho Matsue — Tokyo Art Beat
- 2022.10 Text: What are the best exhibitions according to four writers? by Tamaki Sugihara — Tokyo Art Beat
- 2022.6 Review: TSU-TSU, "Servants of the Whole" by Kiriri Mederu — Artscape
- 2022.6 Review: tsu-tsu "Servants of the Whole" by Shibusaku Maron — Theatre's Strongest Theory-ing
- 2022.5 Interview: Toshio Akagi performing everyday life. 筒 | tsu-tsu Interview by Mei Shirao — Tokyo Art Beat
TV appearances
- 2022.12 Artful World — BS Fuji
Education
- 2019 Gakushuin University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Business Administration
- 2012- Studied under Japanese dancer Hirokazu Taniguchi
- 2003-2009 Studied under Japanese dancer Ichikawa Botan (now Suifan)